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Syrup shock: India has had own share of drug tragedies

MUMBAI: Some 66 deaths of children in Gambia after consumption of four cough syrups made by the Haryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals, the subsequent recall of the drugs by the West African country and a WHO alert have put the spotlight on quality monitoring and due diligence by companies, and the need…

The Times of India

Parents issued urgent cough medicine warning after 66 children die in The Gambia

The World Health Organisation says the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, and global exposure could well be ‘possible’.

Edinburgh Live

Gambia deaths | Pharma exporters body asks Maiden to share details

The incident has left a serious dent in the reputation of Indian pharma industry and exports, says Director-General

The Hindu

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Global WHO alert over India-made cough syrups after deaths

The syrups could be linked to kidney damage as well as 66 deaths among children

Evening Standard

World Health Organisation probes cough syrup's potential link to deaths of 60 children in Gambia

It is looking into reports that the medicine could cause kidney damage

Wales Online

None of four cough syrups linked to death of 66 children in Gambia available for sale in India, say distributors

The Government of India has ordered a probe after WHO issued a warning about the drugs manufactured by Haryana-based pharmaceutical firm

The Hindu

Cough syrup warning: WHO issues urgent alert about medicine linked to deaths of 66 kids

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said four cold and cough syrups have been potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and the deaths of 66 children

Daily Mirror

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WHO warns against Indian-made cough remedies as 66 children die in Gambia

The World Health Organization has issued a warning that four cough and cold syrups produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in Gambia. The UN health agency says contaminated medication may have been distributed to other countries.

Radio France Internationale

Cough syrup warning after 66 children die in The Gambia

WHO says medications in question may have been distributed outside The Gambia

The Independent UK

Warning over cough syrups after 66 children die in the Gambia

WHO says the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, with global exposure ‘possible’

The Guardian - AU

Drug regulator initiates probe after WHO links children deaths in Gambia to cough syrup made in India

Maiden Pharmaceutical Limited is the manufacturer licensed by the State drug controller for the products under reference, and holds manufacturing permission for these products

The Hindu

India tests samples of cough syrup linked to deaths of children in Gambia

India said it is testing samples of cough syrups produced by local manufacturer Maiden Pharmaceuticals for export after the World Health Organization said its products were linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia.

Reuters

WHO issues alert after 66 children die after taking cough syrup in The Gambia

In tonight's edition: Several cough and cold syrups made in India are subject to a product alert after the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. The WHO alert warns that the substances are toxic and is worried about global exposure. Also, anti-French and pro-Russian sentiment are present in Ouagadougou,…

France 24

Syria Reports 39 Dead in Cholera Outbreak

Syria's health ministry has recorded 39 deaths from cholera and nearly 600 cases in an outbreak spreading in the war-ravaged country that the United Nations warned is "evolving alarmingly". A total of 594 cases have been recorded across 11 of its 14 provinces since late last month, the health ministry…

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Reuters

Rash of child deaths in Gambia linked to cough syrups made in India -WHO

The deaths of dozens of young children in Gambia from acute kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian drug manufacturer, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate: When will the winner be announced and who are the favourites?

Everything you need to know about the Nobel Peace Prize laureate

The Guardian - UK

‘Like copying a Louis Vuitton handbag’: big pharma hits out at Africa’s replica Covid vaccine

Knowledge-sharing hub in Cape Town reverse engineered the Moderna vaccine, but future of the initiative to reduce inequity remains unsure

Reuters

WHO to request cholera vaccines for Haiti, expects further spread

The World Health Organization is setting up tents to treat cholera in Haiti and will also request a supply of oral vaccines against the disease that has unexpectedly returned to a country paralysed by a gang blockade, a WHO spokesperson said.

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Evening Standard

World Mental Health Day 2024: When is it and what is the theme?

This year the day focuses on maintaining good mental health in the workplace

The Guardian - UK

People of colour far likelier to live in England’s very high air pollution areas

Study finds minority ethnic people make up nearly half of populations in areas with very high NO2 or PM2.5 levels

Los Angeles Times

New declarations that ‘the pandemic is over’ once again miss the larger point, experts say

LOS ANGELES — “The pandemic is over.”

The Conversation

Ebola: what are the symptoms, how does it spread and where did it come from?

Uganda health authorities have declared an outbreak of Ebola disease. Ebola outbreaks emerge periodically in several African countries, most notably in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Public health expert Yap Boum, who has been involved in managing Ebola outbreaks in the past, answers some key questions about Ebola’s history,…

Daily Mirror

5 bits of good news you might have missed this week - including Alzheimer's breakthrough

The news has been pretty bleak lately and it's been hard to keep up with all the sombre events that have been going on, so you may have missed a few stories that could make you a bit more hopeful for the future

Reuters

Cholera outbreaks surging worldwide, fatality rates rising - WHO

Cholera cases have surged this year, especially in places of poverty and conflict, with outbreaks reported in 26 countries and fatality rates rising sharply, a World Health Organization official said on Friday.

The Conversation

If you think scrapping COVID isolation periods will get us back to work and past the pandemic, think again

COVID is an exceptional disease and was at its deadliest this year, causing more deaths in Australia between June and August 2022 than at any other time. There have been 288 deaths from influenza so far this year compared to more than 12,000 deaths from COVID.

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